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My CPDs tend to wait until the food has sunk almost to the bottom. Sometimes, if they’re being enthusiastic, a particularly enterprising one will dart to the surface and nab some food. I personally feed once a day.

[norble]

I feed mine a varied diet; cyclopeeze, freeze dried brine shrimp, freeze dried tubifex worms, H. micro pellets, freeze dried daphnia, crushed freshwater flakes and crushed algae-based flakes. Whenever I come into the room or make a sudden movement, mine hide as well. I just have a seat in front of the tank and remain fairly still for 20-30 seconds and they come right back out. Then I add their food (sometimes even this movement makes a few dart back under cover) and sit still and watch. Mine never stay hidden long as long as I’m pretty still.

[norble]

I feed mine Hikari micro pellets from time to time. They don’t seem to have a problem managing them, but they also won’t pick them up once they touch the bottom (my CPDs won’t touch anything once it settles onto the substrate).

[norble]

Okay, sounds similar to what I do when I’m acclimating new fish; the plastic container floated in the tank is a great tip though. Thanks Dennis, much appreciated!

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